Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: phrase
IPA transcription: [fɹ'eɪz]
Pronunciations of phrase
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: phrase
    Meaning: an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
  • Synonyms: phrase, musical_phrase
    Meaning: a short musical passage
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: give_voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
    Meaning: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
Usage examples
  • Walk about is a quaint phrase.
  • A large order, as the boys phrase it!
  • Paul smiled at the curiously stilted phrase.
  • Athos had invented the phrase, family affair.
  • That puzzled me dreadfully, for no one used the phrase.
  • Therefore Athos had invented the phrase, family affair.
  • He could not well have hit upon a more unfortunate phrase.
  • A dreadful phrase, haunting in its pathos, crept into his mind.
  • Michaud had only waited for this to bring out the phrase he had prepared.
  • Phrase it how you like, twist it how you like, you know that you know better.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Helen Gandy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mimas (moon), License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Disneyland with the Death Penalty, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Equal Protection Clause, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Queen Victoria, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Longest word in English, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Saint Peter, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Illuminatus! Trilogy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Paraprosdokian, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0